The Divinity syllabus covers three core areas. In the first, The Prophets of the Old Testament, learners gain an understanding of the way the prophets maintained the religious faith of Ancient Israel, while also studying a significant part of the Jewish and Christian Bibles.
Learners consider pre-canonical prophets, pre-exilic prophets, and study and comment on specific passages. They also study The Four Gospels, in order to gain a scholarly understanding of the life and teaching of Jesus.
Finally, in studying The Apostolic Age, learners develop an understanding of the history and development of the early Christian Church, as well as studying the authorship, composition and purpose of the Acts and Epistles detailed in the syllabus.
Syllabus redevelopment
We have redeveloped and renamed this syllabus to Cambridge International AS & A Level Biblical Studies (9484) from 2023 onwards.
The last examination series for Cambridge International AS Level Divinity (8041) and Cambridge International A Level Divinity (9011) will be November 2022. There is no carry forward from 8041 and 9011 to the new 9484 syllabus.
Syllabuses
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Grade descriptions
For some subjects, the syllabus states that Grade Descriptions will be made available after first assessment in 2020 or 2021.
Publication of grade descriptions for these syllabuses has been delayed. This is to make sure that grade descriptions reflect examination outcomes appropriately and are based on the full range of candidate performance after the 2020 and 2021 series.
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